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Michael Page International PLC 8 January 2003 DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS 1) NAME OF COMPANY MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST THE CAPITAL GROUP OF COMPANIES INC. AND CERTAIN SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 FUNDS UNDER MANAGEMENT 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. SEE BELOW 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. N/A 6) ( N/A %) of issued Class 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 144,000 8) (0.04%) of issued Class 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES 10) Date of transaction 6/1/2003 11) Date company informed 8/1/2003 12) Total holding following this notification 29,028,930 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 7.98% 14) Any additional information N/A 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries JEREMY TATHAM 01753-849338 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification .......8/1/2003................ Letter to: Michael Page International plc - dated 7 January 2003 Re: Section 198 Notification Enclosed is a Section 198 Notification dated 6 January 2003. Please note that one or more of the affiliates of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. have made notifications to your company pursuant to Section 198 previously. For a description of our organization, please visit our Web site at www.capgroup.com. For the purposes of this Notification an outstanding share balance of 363,662,799 shares was used to calculate the percentages of holdings of the relevant share capital which determine the notifiable interest. We believe this outstanding share balance is current, however, if this number is not accurate, please contact us as soon as possible so we may make the necessary revisions to this Notification. From: Capital Group Companies Inc 198/90/1 SECTION 198 NOTIFICATION Notification of Decrease Date: 6 January 2003 This Notice is given by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on behalf of its affiliates, including Capital International, Inc., Capital Research and Management Company, Capital Guardian Trust Company, Capital International S.A., and Capital International Limited, pursuant to Section 198 of the Companies Act 1985. The interest in the relevant share capital indicated below arises by virtue of holdings attributed to the Companies (see Schedule A). These holdings form part of funds managed on behalf of investment clients by the Companies. Share capital to which this relates: Ordinary Shares (363,662,799 shares outstanding) Number of shares in which the Companies have an interest: 29,028,930 Name(s) of registered holder(s): See Schedule B Letter from Capital Group Companies, Inc. As of 6 January 2003 Michael Page International plc Number of Percent of Shares Outstanding The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings 29,028,930 7.98% Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: * Capital Guardian Trust Company 8,467,786.00 2.33% * Capital International Limited 5,494,041.00 1.51% * Capital International S.A. 4,230,453.00 1.16% * Capital International, Inc. 297,200.00 0.08% * Capital Research and Management Company 10,539,450.00 2.90% Schedule A Schedule of holdings in Michael Page International plc As of 6 January 2003 Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Name Local Shares Bank of New York Nominees 60,300 Chase Nominees Limited 6,484,500 Midland Bank plc 436,500 Citibank London 124,300 Nortrust Nominees 1,314,000 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 48,186 TOTAL 8,467,786 Schedule B Capital International Limited Registered Name Local Shares Barclays Bank 256,000 KAS UK 60,500 Mellon Bank N.A. 167,500 HSBC Bank plc 101,900 Deutsche Bank AG 191,900 Citibank NA 17,700 Lloyds Bank 32,400 Nortrust Nominees 1,065,359 State Street Nominees Limited 81,900 Citibank London 14,900 Bankers Trust 209,700 Midland Bank plc 274,800 Chase Nominees Limited 1,376,422 Bank of New York Nominees 1,470,560 Clydesdale Bank plc 4,600 Morgan Guaranty 167,900 TOTAL 5,494,041 Schedule B Capital International S.A. Registered Name Local Shares Chase Nominees Limited 1,053,672 MSS Nominees Limited 47,800 Lloyds Bank 40,500 National Westminster Bank 120,700 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 86,700 J.P. Morgan 203,900 Deutsche Bank AG 348,381 Royal Bank of Scotland 2,039,100 Morgan Stanley 12,600 Nortrust Nominees 11,100 Barclays Bank 20,500 Credit Suisse London Branch 86,900 Bank of New York Nominees 66,900 Midland Bank plc 91,700 TOTAL 4,230,453 Schedule B Capital International, Inc. Registered Name Local Shares Nortrust Nominees 192,700 HSBC Bank plc 104,500 TOTAL 297,200 Schedule B Capital Research and Management Company Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 3,610,000 Chase Nominees Limited 6,929,450 TOTAL 10,539,450 Schedule B This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END HOLUUUAGGUPWGQR

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